Ledford Middle student places second in regional spelling bee

Published: Monday, March 18, 2013 at 9:52 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, March 18, 2013 at 9:52 a.m.

A Ledford Middle School eighth-grader finished second Sunday in the 73rd Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by the Winston-Salem Journal and Truliant Federal Credit Union.

Nejat Alkadir, 13, came in second to Daniel Mayo, 11, a student at Bethel Hill Charter School in Roxboro, according to the Journal. Nejat won the regional bee last year, and Daniel finished third.

In the 20th round, Daniel correctly spelled deglaciation. Nejat then misspelled adiabatic, an adjective that describes a condition in which heat is neither lost nor gained in a system. Daniel then spelled baleen for the winning word. Baleen is the structure in the mouths of some whales that allow them to strain food.

The event took place at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.

Nejat has won the Davidson County Spelling Bee for three consecutive years.

<p>A Ledford Middle School eighth-grader finished second Sunday in the 73rd Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by the Winston-Salem Journal and Truliant Federal Credit Union.</p><p>Nejat Alkadir, 13, came in second to Daniel Mayo, 11, a student at Bethel Hill Charter School in Roxboro, according to the Journal. Nejat won the regional bee last year, and Daniel finished third.</p><p>In the 20th round, Daniel correctly spelled deglaciation. Nejat then misspelled adiabatic, an adjective that describes a condition in which heat is neither lost nor gained in a system. Daniel then spelled baleen for the winning word. Baleen is the structure in the mouths of some whales that allow them to strain food.</p><p>The event took place at the Milton Rhodes Center for the Arts.</p><p>Nejat has won the Davidson County Spelling Bee for three consecutive years.</p><p>Daniel advances to the national spelling bee.</p>